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Is Donald Trump being ‘played’ by Vladamir Putin?

Dave (MetroTalk, Tue) says Donald Trump is being ‘played’ by Vladimir Putin in the latest round of Ukraine negotiations. I don’t think so.

They share many of the same views on power, democracy and control. I’d say Trump is firmly on Putin’s side – I think he is trying to get a great deal for Putin while looking at how it can benefit the US and his family in respect to redevelopment and ‘rare earth’ minerals.

Trump and his senior acolytes play dumb to their base but when it comes to acquiring personal wealth and power for themselves (while undermining civil society) he and his acolytes – including Nigel Farage – are nobody’s fools.

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